62+1 Powerful Facts On History Of Football

This goes without saying that football is indeed the most loved sports across the globe. But, it also has a long and interesting history. Here, we have tried to jot down 63 interesting facts on the history of football:

1. Do you know that Football first originated in China in 476 B.C during the rule of Han Dynasty? It was known as Tsu’Chu back then.

2. Another form of this game was played in Japan about 500-600 years after the origin of Tsu’Chu. The game was called Kemari. It’s still played in Japan.

3. The history of modern football dates back to 1863; it started in England when Rugby Football and Association Football parted ways.

4. Association Football (commonly known as football or soccer) evolved during the medieval period. This was an effort to standardise different forms of the game.

5. You will be surprised to know that in 1848 University of Cambridge set the first rules of football.

6. The earliest rules of the game were known as Cambridge Rules.

7. The first meeting of The Football Association (FA) happened in 1863.

8. The first FA Cup match was held in 1872.

9. The final of the first FA Cup was played between Wanderers and Royal Engineers. About 2,000 spectators attended the match.

10. During the World Wars, England banned competitive association football.

11. The first recorded football match in South America was played in 1867 in Argentina.

12. The match played in Argentina was a combination of Rugby and Association Footballs.

13. In the USA, first association football was played in 1862.

14. The first match in the USA inspired by the FA rules was played in 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton.

15. The history of women’s football dates back to 25-220 CE.

16. In the frescoes from Han Dynasty, two female figures were depicted playing Tsu’Chu.

17. In 12th century, French women used to play football.

18. Nettie Honeyball founded the earliest women’s football team in 1894 in England. It was later called British Ladies’ Football Club.

19. Women’s football became popular during the World War I.

20. The Football Association (FA) banned women’s football in 1921.

21. Women’s football revived in 1969 when the English Women’s FA was formed.

22. In India, football was introduced in the mid-19th century by the Brits.

23. The Durand Cup is the third oldest football tournament just after The FA Cup and the Scottish Cup.

24. The Durand cup was founded in 1888 by the Foreign Secretary of India Mortimer Durand.

25. The fourth oldest football trophy in the world is the IFA Shield. It was founded in 1893.

26. A friendly match between Arsenal and Arsenal Reserves played in 1937 was the first football match that was broadcasted on TV.